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Hogsett deserves praise for halting Covanta deal

The decision to suspend the trash/recycling deal with Covanta shows the mayor is dedicated to responding to his constituents, doing business in the public view and doing what’s best for the long-term interests of the city.

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Media caused RFRA mess

Ask yourself what RFRA did. If you think it was to allow unfair discrimination against gays, lesbians, trans-genders, etc., you are mistaken.

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TOMES: More criminal violence raises need to carry guns

SB 259 would allow employees of the General Assembly to carry a handgun within the Statehouse and surrounding grounds if they possess a valid Indiana license to carry. It’s an important safety measure for those who work for the General Assembly.

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BREAUX: Let’s keep reasonable limits on right to bear arms

I deeply respect the right to gun ownership, but we rightly place rational limits on it. We don’t allow violent felons to purchase weapons, and any Joe off the street isn’t entitled to a bazooka. It’s my belief that those rational limits should extend to the Statehouse.

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DOWD: Palin is so bad that she’s actually good for feminism

Before Palin, if a woman flamed out in a spectacular fashion, it was considered an X through the X chromosome. But when Palin turned out to be utterly unqualified and unintelligible, it did not reflect poorly on women as a whole—only on her and John McCain.

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